The relative changes of a sea surface temperature in the South China Sea since the Pliocene

BI Dongjie; ZHANG Daojun; ZHAI Shikui; LIU Xinyu; XIU Chun; LIU Xiaofeng; ZHANG Aibin

doi:10.1007/s13131-019-1401-y

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BI Dongjie, ZHANG Daojun, ZHAI Shikui, LIU Xinyu, XIU Chun, LIU Xiaofeng, ZHANG Aibin. The relative changes of a sea surface temperature in the South China Sea since the Pliocene[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(3): 78-92. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1401-y

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BI Dongjie, ZHANG Daojun, ZHAI Shikui, LIU Xinyu, XIU Chun, LIU Xiaofeng, ZHANG Aibin. The relative changes of a sea surface temperature in the South China Sea since the Pliocene[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(3): 78-92. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1401-y

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BI Dongjie, ZHANG Daojun, ZHAI Shikui, LIU Xinyu, XIU Chun, LIU Xiaofeng, ZHANG Aibin. The relative changes of a sea surface temperature in the South China Sea since the Pliocene[J]. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019, 38(3): 78-92. doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1401-y

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The relative changes of a sea surface temperature in the South China Sea since the Pliocene

doi: 10.1007/s13131-019-1401-y

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Key Laboratory of Submarine Geosciences and Prospecting Techniques of Ministry of Education, College of Marine Geosciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Zhanjiang Branch Institute of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited, Zhanjiang 524057, China

Received Date: 2017-11-15

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Abstract

The reconstruction of sea surface temperature (SST) is a key issue in research on paleoceanography. The recently related studies are mainly concentrated on the Quaternary. The skeletons of a typical species of benthonic foraminifer (Amphistegina radiata) in the top 0-375.30 m interval of Well "Xike-1" reef core, Shidao Island, the Xisha Islands, are uniformly selected. The ratios of magnesium to calcium concentrations and other indicators are analyzed by an electron microprobe analysis (EMPA) with the purpose of estimating the paleo-SSTs since the Pliocene and further investigating the periodic change law of paleoclimate in the South China Sea (SCS). Meanwhile, the geologic significance of paleoclimatic events in the SCS is discussed with global perspectives. The results indicate that the paleo-SSTs reconstructed by the ratios of magnesium to calcium concentrations in the SCS show a general periodic trend of "high-low-high-low" in values changes since the Pliocene. By comparison, the fluctuations of reconstructed paleo-SSTs are much stronger in the Quaternary. Moreover, the variations of the ratios of magnesium to calcium concentrations in the A. radiata skeletons have recorded a series of major paleoclimatic events since the Pliocene, of which the Quaternary glaciation events and the Arctic ice cap forming events during the late Pliocene are more significant. Thus, using the changes of the ratios of magnesium to calcium concentrations in the A. radiata skeletons from Well "Xike-1" reef core to reflect the relative changes of paleo-SSTs is a relatively feasible and reliable way in the SCS, which is also proved by the correlation of drilling cores characteristics in this area.
- the ratios of magnesium to calcium concentrations,
- benthonic foraminifera,
- sea surface temperature,
- paleoclimatic events

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